Today is my birthday and I am officially 42, although I have gone the whole year thinking I was already 42 (what's up with THAT), so I guess this year will be awesome because I'm a year younger than I thought! LOL
Friday night was spent with my older daughter locked in the master bedroom watching movies. Yesterday I had a phone conference for NASW. I'm running for branch chair and since I'm the only one running, I'm sure I will get the position, so now I have to get all up on the politics of the state as well as our local branch. The funny thing is that my boss (the executive director of my agency) is running for the other position for my branch, so I guess I will be seeing a lot of him over the next two years!
Last night we got a sitter and took the older daughter to see The Lovely Bones. She and I cried from almost beginning to end. I don't really want to spoil it for anyone, but I did really like it. The teenager wants to read the book but I'm a little nervous about getting it for her. It does detail the teenage girl's graphic murder. I think Aubrey could take it... she's pretty mature... but I don't really like thinking of how she would have to process all that. Her father took his own life when she was 10 in a rather graphic way. I worry about her having exposure to things like that and then have her start thinking about her own dad's death. We were not married when it happened, but the thought of him feeling that alone and sad still makes me cry to this day.
Today I'm taking the older daughter shopping for a new bedspread. She is donating some of her bedroom items to a woman in the State School who really likes purple. The woman is about 75 and has no family or anyone to take care of her. She's very high functioning, but institutional living is never really an ideal place to call your own, so Aubrey is giving her a purple bedspread, some purple pillows, and some other decorations.
Tonight I'm going out with some girlfriends for dinner and a few drinks. I don't get much time out with friends, so Carl said it was okay if I went out to celebrate with just the girls. I love my husband. He gets it :)
This is a little scattered, but I'll be back on track later in the week to talk about some things I've been processing.
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I didn't get online yesterday, so I'm saying it now....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to see Lovely Bones, too. It looks really good...thanks for the heads up.
I think it's a good thing to not let Aubrey read that book just yet, either...considering. Besides, kids are exposed to SO much SO early these days.
I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating your birthday!!!!!!!!! I love yoU!